Back in March I did something unprecedented and approached a guest musician, whose work I had been avowedly into for some time, to see if he would be up for doing a mix for Deep Transmissions.

The man in question, Mark Hand, possesses a portfolio of exquisitely crafted music, with immaculate releases on Signals, Fatdog and Vicario records, alongside playing keys for King Bee, and readying a forthcoming second EP for Fatdog.

In spite of this, and his ongoing sound engineering engagements, he still found time to put this together which says as much for Mark as a person as it does a musician. So without further delay it is my great pleasure to share this very special guest transmission by Mark Hand.

You've had the wait, now enjoy the good thing.

Be sure to check Mark at the following spaces for more uncommonly good music:

https://soundcloud.com/markhand
https://twitter.com/MarkHandSound

1. Floating Points - For Marmish (Pluto)
2. Jordan Blacksmith - Naja (Transfigured Time)
3. Leif - Every Cloud (Ornate Music)
4. Kevin Reynolds - Fembehyaget (Yoruba Records)
5. NY*AK (Featuring Mark Hand & Musumami) - Shadow (Technicolour/Ninja Tune)
6. Moony Me - Daydreamin' (Vicario LTD)
7. Genius of Time - Gliese 581g (Aniara Recordings)
8. Mark Hand - Assumptions (Fatdog Records)
9. Fatdog - Why U* (Mark Hand *rhodes piano) (forthcoming on Fatdog Records)
10. NY*AK & Mark Hand - Can't You See (Vicario LTD)
11. Tenderlonius - Contrast (Transfigured Time)
12. Soulphiction - Roots revisited (Freud-am-Tanzen Recordings)
13. Beady Belle - When my anger starts to cry (Universal International)
14. Timeline - Moment in Marseille (Underground Resistance)
15. Arnheim - Late night in the loft (Austere)
16. Talk Talk - Happiness is Easy (12"mix) (EMI)
17. Four Hands - Sea of Love (interlude) (Signals)
18. Timeline - Light my Fire (Underground Resistance)
19. Four Hands - Sea of Love (outro) (Signals)

It's been a bumpy ride this year for regular instalments, but you know what they say about familiarity breeding contempt and good things coming to those who.. anyway to atone this extended 19 track set brings you what is very much a mix of 2 halves. The first one taking you on a warm, honeyed meander through an array of uncommonly good vocal house productions, referencing the deeper side of Tony Humphries inspired garage courtesy of Javonntte's 'These Words', to the melancholia of Derrick Carter and Salt City Orchestra's 'Got Change For a Twenty', which resonates throughout Ugly Drums' 'Change The Key'. Then, from around 40 minutes in things take a more hypnotic turn before coming full circle.

1. Ugly Drums & Lady Blacktronika - Change The Key
2. Roberto Rodriguez - Broken (Berger & Young remix)
3. Huerta - Mandala
4. Javonntte - These Words
5. Die Roh - Coming Out
6. Kevin Yost - Can't You See
7. Mr Ks - Closer
8. KiNK - Valentine's Groove
9. LMYE - Manhattan (Shanti Celeste remix)
10. Roberto Rodriguez - Be Yourself
11. Ross From Friends - Gettin' It Done
12. Jacob Korn- Holiday
13. Studioheist - All My Love
14. Lil Silva - Lines (George Fitzgerald remix)
15. Yacine DessoukiUnidos (Sis remix)
16. YES SET - Wolfgang (DJ Balduin remix)
17. Leafar Legov - Cenote
18. Black Loops - Sex
19. Urulu - Cool Chris